Speaking of large cajones, how about Mr. Verlander?

JV wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Speaking of large cajones, how about Mr. Verlander?

Yep. I hope we get, but don't need, similar studliness from Waino today.

The eternal pessimist in me says Waino is going to need every milligram of testosterone in his package today. The Game 1 outing from Gonzalez was a gift, and the Cardinals didn't take it. I doubt Gio stinks two starts in a row.

The Yankees have an eight zillion dollar payroll, and the guy they signed for $1 million is keeping them alive.

I was curious if anyone else saw that... lol

Sorry Joe, 27.5 million a season doesn't buy my undivided attention. (Rip from the Mayhem commercial here if you don't catch it).

There's no way I bring Potato Head into this game.

I remember 6 years ago having a discussion with some people at work about how Detroit looked poised to make multiple World Series with the pitching they had. Verlander is the only holdover, but whoever comes out of the NL is going to have its hands full. About the only shot is to get to Valverde and I'm not sure Leyland is going to let that happen.

"Obviously, Verlander is tough at the top, but after that it can be kind of a mixed bag for them. Fister looks like he's the goods (WTF were the Mariners thinking?), but Scherzer and Sanchez can run hot and cold."

I followed Scherzer more closely than normal because we had him on our fantasy team. He was nails after June.  But he had a shoulder or dead arm issue at the end of the season that caused him to miss a start.

I haven't seen Fister throw, but a rested rotation of Verlander, Fister, Scherzer would be really, really tough.

Agree their bullpen is their weak link.

forsberg_us wrote:

Anyone else get the feeling that the Yankees will be happy when their postseason is over?

I dont follow that AL much.  Block everything or change the channel.  What is up with ARod.  Why are they benching him and talking about trading him?  He is a shell of the player he is getting paid to be but still. 

I am rooting for a 2006 rematch.

APIAD wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

Anyone else get the feeling that the Yankees will be happy when their postseason is over?

I dont follow that AL much.  Block everything or change the channel.  What is up with ARod.  Why are they benching him and talking about trading him?  He is a shell of the player he is getting paid to be but still. 

I am rooting for a 2006 rematch.

Madonna's Soulmate got benched because he wasn't hitting, and now there are rumors he's heading to Miami for Heath Bell. The Yankees would pick up a substaintial portion of ARod's remaining contract.

A-rod's contract is a lightning rod and it got seriously magnified when he got popped for steroids. His numbers since he got caught have seriously declined and he's physically breaking down, all signs of someone who juiced for a while and has since stopped.

Throw in the fact that he plays in New York and the does stupid shit like hit on models during a game, and he isn't exactly endearing himself to the fans.

It also doesn't help that he's gone 3 years without hitting .200 in a playoff series.